What are the maximum field lengths for different fields?

Different fields in The Raiser's Edge have different limit to the number of characters that can be populated. This solution explains the overall size limits and how to find the exact number of characters for any specific field.

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In general:

Currency fields can contain an amount up to 9,999,999,999.99

Memo fields can contain up to 64,000 characters

Numeric fields contain an amount up to 2,147,483,647

Text fields contain up to 255 characters

To find the field length for a specific field:

Click Administration, Import and select the import that includes this field. For example, for the last name field, select Constituent from the Constituent node.

On the General tab, select 'Create import file' from the 'What do you want to do' frame. Select Fixed Width in the 'What is the format of this import file' frame.

Select the Fields tab and select the appropriate field. The width displays in the right frame.